Tag: life

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to pick three things you are looking forward to this year.

Well, the end of the year was great, personally, but I have no idea what to think about the future as the world still remains gripped by a pandemic. I do have a few things scheduled, and there are some things I am looking forward to.

SQL Bits – I haven’t been in a few years, apart from the pandemic. I have often had scheduling conflicts, but this year, I’m making it work. Looking forward to a trip to the UK in March.

Reno – We have a volleyball tournament scheduled in late April for Reno, a place I’ve never been. I know it’s not a hot place to go, but I’m looking forward to going and taking a day at Lake Tahoe.

Bryce Canyon National Park – This one has been on my wife’s bucket list to ride with her horse, and with 2 kids wanting to ride with her, this is the big family trip planned for the summer. After seeing the Red Rocks around Las Vegas, looking forward to checking them out in Utah.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to get outside and pick up litter or do something kind for the planet.

I do try to pay attention when I’m walking around, and I pick up litter I see. It’s a bit of a habit when I’m in a volleyball gym as well. I do make sure my kids clean up, but others kids and parents aren’t always paying attention, so I usually end up grabbing a few things from chairs and floors.

I haven’t done this much on my property, so I took a walk around the perimeter recently, looking for trash that had blown away or torn up by dogs. I took a plastic bag with me and picked up some trash.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to let someone in your life know how much you appreciate their presence.

Easy to do to for family, and something I’d recommend you do often. It’s nice to hear that your loved ones appreciate you, and I try to remember to let them know.

I don’t do enough of this with friends, but I reached out to a friend that I have lunch with periodically and let him know that I enjoy his company, whether we get together or not. I’m making it a point to try and get together more often with him this year. We used to have lunch almost every month, and I need to get back to that.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to plan an act of kindness towards another.

Obviously I don’t want to disclose this before I do it, but this was a good one. I had to think a bit here and decide what I should do for someone else.

It did a small thing, but an item I think matters. My daughter was coming home from college. I usually keep her plant alive while she’s gone and it’s been a habit of mine to clean her sheets and remake her bed before she returns.

This time I added something else. She’s gluten sensitive, which isn’t a big deal for me to cook, but I’ve gotten out of the habit of having stuff around she can eat. It’s been nearly 5 months since I’ve worried about gluten.

I swung by the store after the gym the day she returned. I didn’t really need anything, but I grabbed some gluten free bagels and dropped them in the fridge. When she got come from the airport, she noticed and was thrilled. Gave her something for breakfast the next morning.

A small thing, but a bit of joy that was easy to create by thinking of someone.